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Harry Potter: The Complete 8-Film Collection (2011) contains all the eight films that make up the hugely popular series of Harry Potter. These movies, with four different directors for the entire series, are based on the Harry Potter fantasy novels for children that were written by British author J K Rowling. The series stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. The Harry Potter novels were a phenomenal success and the seven novels in the series are all best sellers and their popularity enticed the movie industry into quickly making adaptations of the books for the big screen.

The books, seven in total, were made into eight movies, the final book being split into two separate movies. The film series spanned a decade. The first movie, Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone, was released in 2001. The final film, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part Two, came out in 2011. The story follows a young wizard, Harry Potter, his friends and allies as they prepare for a confrontation with the evil Lord Voldemort. Harry Potter grows up in a non-wizard family, known in the magical world as a Muggle family. He lives with his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon Dursley. He is confined to the space beneath a staircase and is constantly bullied by his overweight cousin Dudley.

Everything changes when Harry turns eleven. He is suddenly revealed to be a wizard and taken to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which exists in another parallel dimension. There, he meets Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley who become his steadfast friends and allies through the series. Harry also learns about his past, how his parents were killed and how his destiny is intricately linked with the Dark Wizard, Voldemort. He makes both friends and enemies at Hogwarts, discovers new talents and interests and grows in wisdom and maturity throughout the series. The films, from the first to the last, closely follow the original storylines.

Harry Potter: The Complete 8-Film Collection (2011), by Warner Bros, has U (Universal) rating. This 16-disc DVD set was released in 2013. The movies have a total run time of 900 minutes.